Railway tie and fastener



E. W. DRUMMOND RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1918.

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Application f i ld November 9, 1918; Serial 1%,?61533.

To (all Vi /W772, it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD N. DRUM- uonn, a citizen of the United States, residing at i l ollaston', in the county of Norfolk and State of h/lassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway Ties and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends generally improvements in that class of inventions known as railway ties and fasteners, and as its primary aim and object seeks to provide a device of this character, the body of the tie of which is formed of metal and is de' signed to accommodate the rail fastening means which cooperate with the sides of the tie for forming an elfective support for rails, in addition to securing the rails to the tie.

t is an equally important object of the present invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character wherein the rail fastening means is of novel construction and is designed to be readily and quickly connected to the tie and to also be elfectively adjusted so as to assure of the maintenance of the rails against accidental displacement Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character described with a view to compactness, and in which the parts are few, the construction simple and the cost of production low and the etliciency high.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of this invention will be more readily apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tie.

Fl 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. the tie and the fastening means.

Fig. 4i is a transverse sectional detail taken through the tie and fastening means.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of one of the fasteners.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly., to the accompanying drawings there is provided a tie generally indicated by the numeral 1 which is formed from a single piece of metal t-ion of Letters Eatent.

3 is a longitudinal sectional detail of Juli lean.

and bent into a substantial U-shaped con figuration in cross section comprising a base portion 2 and spaced side portions 3, while removably connected to the inner surfaces of the side portions is the improved means generally designated a for fastening the rails 5 in position.

In the present instance the improved rail fastening means may be said to consist of angle plates each of which consists of a se curing portion 5 and a laterally disposed supporting portion 6. The securing portion is formed with an opening through which is engaged a suitable fastener such as a bolt 7 which passes through one of the openings in one of the side portions 3 of the tie and the projecting end of the bolt is engaged by a suitable clamping element such as a nut 9 V for clan'iping the securing portion vertically i in intimate contact with the inner surface of the side portion and to consequently maintain the supporting portion substan tially flush with the upper edges of the side portions of the tie so that these supporting portions will assist the supporting of the rails. in this connection it is to be observed that a plurality of preferably four angle plates are used in conjunction with one tie and they are secured in spaced pairs, while the plates of each pair are diagonally disposed with respect to each other. When each plate is secured in the manner described the supporting portions lie substantially flush with the upper edges of the tie and in close relation with respect to each other so as to cooperate with the upper edges of the tie in properly supporting the rails 5. Hook bolts 10 are non/{employed and are passed through openings 11 in the supporting portion 6 and the projecting extremities of these bolts 10 are engaged by nuts 12 which serve as a means for clamping the hook portions of the bolts rigidly against the upper surface of the flanges of the rails.

it is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be readily apparent.

/V hat is claimed is The combination of a tie of substantially U-shaped conformation in cross section and embodying a pair of spaced parallel side portions, with a rail and fastening means therefor, the said fastening means comprising a pair of angle plates each having one leg lying against the'inner face of 'oneof the side portions of the tie, fasteners passing through thesaid legs and securing the said angle plates to the said side portions, the remaining legs of the angle plates lying With their faces flush with the upper edge of the side portions of the tie, and hook bolts passing through the said remaining legs and engaging the base flange of the rail on opposite 10 sides, thesaid base flange seating upon said remaining legs and upon the upper edges of the saidside portions, as herein shown and specified. 1 In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature 15 EDWARD WV. DRUMMON D. 

